Amphora Graveyard of Monte Testaccio

ITALY -
Monte Testaccio

This project is examining the following period[s] : Roman

Project Details:

Participants at Monte Testaccio will join one of the most important research programs about Roman epigraphy, economy and commerce. The Monte is an artificial mound created by centuries of discarded amphorae imported into Rome, many of which still bear the markings of the contents and the exporters who transported them.

Once an ancient pottery dump, Monte Testaccio is now one of the largest archives of Roman commerce in the world. We will be uncovering, cleaning, examining, cataloguing, and restoring the shards. In 2015 we celebrate 12 years working alongside the Testaccio crew.

There will also be a few after-work lectures on the research and a workshop on drawing pottery.

Monte Testaccio is located in the southern part of modern Rome near the Tiber River. Our neighbourhood is close to the historical centre, but without the chaos of people and traffic.

Nevertheless, we take any opportunity to explore the Eternal City. We will take a guided walking tour of one of the city's aqueducts and local archaeologists will lead us through the ancient port city of Ostia Antica.

Conservation

30 August - 13 September 2015

The Testaccio team will stay in a large flat a short walk from Monte Testaccio, near the Porta San Paolo. Participants will share double rooms. We will have breakfast at the flat before work, eat lunch at a local restaurant, and our dinner will be prepared for us at the flat.

In cooperation with students' universities, academic credit can be obtained.

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